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Hearing He Tiantian's words, Xie Feifei nodded and said, "Yes, thank you for your guidance, Sister He. I'm willing to be second best in front of Sister He, as long as my speed doesn't fall too far behind hers."
Not only in regular training, but also in occasional competitions, He Tiantian's freestyle and breaststroke times have always been far ahead, while Xie Feifei and the other two have consistently hovered around second or third place.
Although Jiao Lihong performed well, she paled in comparison to He Tiantian.
"Then let's strive for even greater speed together," He Tiantian said, "Let's go, time for training."
Xie Feifei, Xi Rongrong, and Liu Yihua have now set He Tiantian as their role model to strive to surpass.
With this goal in mind, all three of them made great progress, creating a virtuous cycle.
However, under Coach Wang's guidance, not only did Jiao Lihong excel, but the other players were also quite good. This made Jiao Lihong feel threatened, and she often caused trouble for those team members in private.
Because of Director Jiao, the others dared not speak out against him.
The World Championships selection process is about to begin, and not just anyone can participate, especially in such a world-class competition.
Within the national team, selection requires multiple layers of screening.
He Tiantian's performance was outstanding, and unsurprisingly, she qualified for the competition with excellent results.
Xie Feifei was also good, and Xi Rongrong and Liu Yihua also did very well, and each of them got a spot.
The other coaches were very surprised to see such results.
Within just two months, the performance of Zhu Zhitao's athletes improved significantly.
Many coaches said things to Coach Wu that annoyed him, but he had to deal with them one by one in order to maintain internal unity.
Privately, Head Coach Wu called Zhu Zhitao over for a talk and asked for details.
"Xiao Zhu, you've done a great job. You managed to significantly improve the performance of four people on your first try. You're the only coach among all the coaches here whose entire team can participate in the World Championships. Good results, keep up the good work!" Head Coach Wu said, personally pouring Zhu Zhitao a cup of tea.
Zhu Zhitao quickly accepted it and said with a smile, "Thank you, head coach, for giving me this opportunity. The members below have also performed admirably."
"Could you explain why the results have improved so much?" Head Coach Wu asked. He wanted to know too, and if possible, he hoped to promote this approach to the whole team so that everyone could learn from it.
Head Coach Wu is the head coach, so no matter which team performs well, it's all thanks to him, so he doesn't care about these things.
Zhu Zhitao has always believed in fair competition, and that competition brings pressure and motivation. He is not afraid to speak out, as Coach Wu told others.
"Hehe, there is a trick." Zhu Zhitao said smugly.
"Tell me about it, let me hear it too." Head Coach Wu was very pleased, it was rare to see Zhu Zhitao not holding back, showing the demeanor of a great general.
Zhu Zhitao nodded and said, "It's actually very simple. It comes from a little story. During the transportation of fish, a few big fish that eat small fish are put in the tank. Under the pressure of the big fish, the small fish exert their potential and keep moving to survive. People use this method to reduce the mortality rate of fresh fish during transportation."
Head Coach Wu was taken aback for a moment, then understood and said, "That's right, that's right, it makes a lot of sense. He Tiantian is the big fish, and the other three are the small fish. You should let them take He Tiantian as their goal and create a virtuous cycle."
"Yes," Zhu Zhitao nodded. "That's exactly what we did, and it worked well. Teacher He is a smart person; she's a teacher after all. The three girls under her listen to her very well, and she promised that if she maintains her form, she will retire after the 1988 Olympics. In that case, the three athletes under her are still young and will have more opportunities in the future. So, while He Tiantian is here, they work even harder and understand the importance of fair competition, which is why their results are so good."
Head Coach Wu nodded and said, "That's right, it makes a lot of sense. But everyone understands the logic, and internal relationships are not easy to manage. Sigh, it's tough. Xiao Zhu, you have to work hard and strive to get more results from your athletes."
"Yes, head coach, I will do my best." Zhu Zhitao nodded, not only to repay the head coach's high regard, but also for his own future.
Now that he's married and has a family, he needs to work hard to support them.
Just because your wife is rich doesn't mean you shouldn't work hard.
Even if you don't earn much money, you still need to have honors so that you can have face in front of your wife and make her feel proud when she introduces you to others.
Time flies, and the World Championships are being held in Madrid, Spain.
He Tiantian is about to set off.
"Grandma Wang, Yingjie, I'm leaving the house in your care," He Tiantian said. "I'll come back after the competition."
“You rarely get to go out, so you can have a few days of fun.” Huo Yingjie smiled. He liked He Tiantian being by his side, but he also knew that the outside world was vast and he wanted her to go out and see it.
Joining the national team is a very good opportunity.
Otherwise, because of him, He Tiantian would have very few, if any, opportunities to go abroad.
He Tiantian thought for a moment and said, "Grandmother, father, mother, and younger brother will be going to Europe. I guess we'll get together then."
"Well, then you should get together more often. After all, your family is abroad, and it's rare for you to see them," Grandma Wang said. "Don't worry about the children at home."
"Summer vacation is in half a month, otherwise I really wanted to take them with me." He Tiantian was a little reluctant, after all, she wouldn't see her children for twenty days because of the bonus.
Huo Yingjie smiled wryly; he dared not let his child go abroad.
Because of him, China has developed many internationally advanced military materials, and other hostile forces are already aware of this. If they can't deal with him, they might turn to his family, just like they did before.
“Alright, anyway, you’ll be back soon when they’re on vacation. Then we’ll take them on a domestic trip,” Huo Yingjie said, making the arrangements.
"Okay," He Tiantian replied, then said goodbye to the children.
The children were very sad when they heard they couldn't go to watch their mother's game.
"Mommy, I'll definitely take pictures of you," He Tiantian said. "Take lots and lots of pictures, and I'll buy you clothes and toys, okay?"
The children were very well-behaved. Even Huo Xiaosan was especially good today, hugging He Tiantian's neck tightly and saying in a childish voice, "Mommy, bring me something delicious."
"Okay, I'll bring them all for you." He Tiantian said happily, giving Huo Xiaosan a kiss.
She wanted to kiss Huo Ruimin and Huo Ruihua again, but the two little ones had grown up and were somewhat resistant to He Tiantian's loving kisses.
This made He Tiantian feel disappointed, but she also knew that this was a necessary stage in her child's growth.
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